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my thumbs are still on the inside of my hands so unfortunately I still cannot deal with trackpad buttons above the scrolling surface. I have an older thinkpad
by zzzeek 9y ago
my thumbs are still on the inside of my hands so unfortunately I still cannot deal with trackpad buttons above the scrolling surface.
I have an older thinkpad from my job which is a great machine but unusuable trackpad-wise due to this design. I use a cheap asus zenbook daily. Would love to have a trackpad-buttons-where-my-thumbs-are lenovo again.
- willtim 9y agoThose buttons are for the nipple not the trackpad. The trackpad otherwise is like an Apple trackpad.
- zzzeek 9y agoHaven't used my T540P with a GUI in quite a long time, I think I may have noticed that the bottom of the trackpad is trying to be like an apple trackpad button also, however I recall it working very poorly; the whole trackpad physically clicks very nicely and definitively for the upper buttons, and on the bottom it just works like crap. Perhaps they've improved that.
- yellowapple 9y agoYou could always use your thumbs to drive the trackpad and your fingers to drive the buttons. Personally, I mostly use the nub, so the lack of additional buttons below the trackpad doesn't bother me much.
- callahad 9y agoHave you tried keeping your left hand stationary and clicking with your left thumb, while mousing with your right hand? I find that position to be equally convenient for both the trackpad and the trackpoint. Or setting the entire trackpad to respond to clicks / taps? When I'm casually browsing, I find it very comfortable to put my thumb on the lower lip of the machine, mouse with my right index finger, and click with my right middle finger.
- hellogoodbyeeee 9y agoThe track pad has two sets of buttons. One at the top for using with the red nipple in the keyboard and a set at the bottom of the track pad to use when you use the trackpad.